Rhode Island § 20-7-12 § 20-7-12. Removal of branded numbers from lobster pots.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 20-7-12 — § 20-7-12. Removal of branded numbers from lobster pots.

Rhode Island § 20-7-12

Title 20Fish and Wildlife

Ch. 20-7Lobsters and Other Crustaceans

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-7-12 (2026).

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§ 20-7-12. Removal of branded numbers from lobster pots.
No person shall set, maintain, or have in his or her possession any lobster pots from
            which the branded numbers have been altered, obliterated, or removed with the intent
            to defraud or deprive the owner. Every person convicted of violating the provision
            of this section shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100) for each of these traps
            or be imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, or both. All pots used or possessed
            contrary to the provisions of this section and other sections of this chapter shall
            be seized by any officer engaged in the enforcement of this chapter and that property
         

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§ 20-7-12. Removal of branded numbers from lobster pots.

No person shall set, maintain, or have in his or her possession any lobster pots from which the branded numbers have been altered, obliterated, or removed with the intent to defraud or deprive the owner. Every person convicted of violating the provision of this section shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100) for each of these traps or be imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, or both. All pots used or possessed contrary to the provisions of this section and other sections of this chapter shall be seized by any officer engaged in the enforcement of this chapter and that property shall be forfeited.